| 单词 | imperturbability |
| 例句 | Abra continued in her concentrated imperturbability, “Do you want to have a mother?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Schatzberg films with a suave and elbows-out swing that doesn’t shade into swagger, an energy that doesn’t yield to turmoil—and its very imperturbability is its subject. Early Meryl Streep and Peak Alan Alda in “The Seduction of Joe Tynan” 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Perhaps the quality Mr. Pärt most shares with those ancients is imperturbability, in music that hovers above the text in its own world of sound and contemplation. Review: The Tallis Scholars, Hovering in a Meditative Sphere 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Distinguishing marks It may just be the long exposure times of 19th-century photography, but pictures of Florence portray an icy calm and imperturbability. Florence Baker: the polyglot slave girl turned intrepid explorer 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z But then she narrowed her eyes, strung her bow and fired The Hunger Games towards $686m: Lawrence's imperturbability was revealed as the genuine article. Brits in Spandex and girl power: movie trends that will keep us talking in 2013 2013-01-03T16:35:05Z As Mewshaw observes, “he adopted an air of aristocratic selfpossession. Acknowledging no doubts, no insecurity, never any shame or guilt, he appeared to view everyone and everything with gimlet-eyed imperturbability.” Michael Mewshaw’s ‘Sympathy for the Devil: Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal’ 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The fascination of Cézanne lies in the overwhelming emotion that threatens to explode at any second from the white rocks of a hillside, the steely imperturbability of a peasant's face. Paul C?zanne at 172: Google Doodle celebrates a (still) life 2011-01-19T11:49:42Z In his review of the play for The Times, Jesse Green wrote that Jones perfectly embodies his character, balancing a “Zen imperturbability with subtle dashes of pain and sacrifice.” Ron Cephas Jones Has Something to Prove Again 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Jones fulfills that description perfectly, correcting for the character’s Zen imperturbability with subtle dashes of pain and sacrifice. ‘Clyde’s’ Review: Sometimes a Hero Is More Than Just a Sandwich 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The Times called Jones “the show’s transfixing center of gravity,” capable of blending “Zen imperturbability with subtle dashes of pain and sacrifice.” Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy winner for ‘This Is Us,’ dies at 66 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Truss, despite her strange air of Zen imperturbability, could be a goner. Opinion | Yes, the Tories are in a mess. But there may be a way out for them. 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Throughout Merkel’s tenure, imperturbability was a signature trait, and it served her well in face-to-face encounters with self-styled alpha-male leaders such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin and President Trump. The unassuming power of Germany's Angela Merkel. What does she leave behind? 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Mudd was a natural on camera: tall and tanned, energetic but relaxed, with a long face that conveyed a rugged imperturbability. Roger Mudd, Anchorman Who Stumped a Kennedy, Is Dead at 93 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z It’s a devastating admission from a rapper who made his name as an icon of cool imperturbability. The affair, the twins, his mother's coming out: Jay-Z's '4:44' makes news as it reveals beautiful truths 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z She’s also pushing back against her established image, which over the last few years has toughened, thrillingly, into a kind of icon of imperturbability. With 'Anti,' Rihanna shows the strength in vulnerability 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z This was Richard Chin’s point, too: squash is about endurance and sangfroid, about accepting everything your opponent throws at you with the appearance of imperturbability, until he loses heart. Squash for the Midlife Slump 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z This included gregariousness, friendliness, assertiveness, poise, talkativeness, social understanding, warmth, pleasantness, empathy, cooperation, sympathy, conscientiousness, efficiency, dutifulness, purposefulness, cautiousness, rationality, perfectionism, calmness, impulse control, imperturbability, cool-headedness, and tranquility. How Does IQ Relate to Personality? 2014-04-21T15:35:00Z Armstrong was a man of almost preternatural imperturbability. Remembering Neil Armstrong, A Man of Profound Skill and Preternatural Calm 2012-08-26T00:35:27Z At times one might almost fancy that the heavens and the sea, conscious of the outrage offered to them, were leagued together against the enemy, which seems to brave them by its imperturbability. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z When at length her exasperated cousin was compelled to stop and take breath, she inquired, with perfect imperturbability: 'Tell me, in the first place, Erich, what objection you really have to offer to this marriage?' Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z "Well?" asked Charnock, for the third time, and with an unchanged imperturbability. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Physicians versed in the anatomy of the human frame may be able to explain my constitutional imperturbability under all circumstances of peril. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Passionless imperturbability, absolute detachment, complete subjection to a ready-made and finished reality ... is its professed ideal.... John Dewey's logical theory 2011-11-28T03:00:21.547Z When Kenyon came back into the room it was with his usual imperturbability. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z He wondered, nevertheless, what this cold monument of imperturbability would do if he suddenly did commence to whoop, to caper and to dance before him. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z It was as different, as their styles were different, from the imperturbability of Braid or again from the tense and highly strung temperament of Taylor. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z He has that natural repose and imperturbability that are everything to an artist, but which, unfortunately, so few of us possess. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z I said, driven to open rudeness by his imperturbability, which I considered very much like insolence. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z His imperturbability roused her curiosity, his indifference to her beauty piqued her, and, womanlike, she exerted herself to rouse his interest that she might punish him. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z “No, sir, depend upon it there’s something wrong,” dissented the other, provoked at the stranger’s imperturbability. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z I don’t care if I stay,” answered the scout, with his usual imperturbability. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z He must have been furious inwardly, one would think, and at his Berlin d�but, too! but he came down the third time with the utmost imperturbability, and got through the concerto. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Then Haslam, who had none of the imperturbability of the Oriental, thought he might as well say something, if only to show them he was not cowed. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z The sight of him angered her, but a thrill of malicious satisfaction shot through her, as she thought of the rude shock she would inflict upon that provoking imperturbability before he was an hour older. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z “What!” cried Murray, startled out of his usual imperturbability by the evidence thus unexpectedly accumulating. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z But Vipan’s imperturbability was of a quality warranted to stand shocks. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The frozen imperturbability of the poet, his cutting enunciation, his power of blasphemy, his hatred of Nature, his love of the artificial, have been copied by the æsthetic blades of our day. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z There had been about him a certain imperturbability, both of temper and of manner. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z But though his features preserved their polite imperturbability, the fact was, he did not believe one word of this statement. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The fellow's imperturbability was so comical that no resentment could withstand it. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The only answer, delivered without a sign of confusion, in the tones which even then were more expressive in their imperturbability than most men's, "Yours." Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z The attacks of the critics will be received with great imperturbability. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z It may not bestow upon us the liberty of dogmatising ourselves, but it does bestow upon us a certain imperturbability in the face of the dogmatisms of others. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z How could this man preserve such perfect imperturbability unless he were sure of some miraculous deliverance? The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z With an imperturbability bred of long experience did we meet the sniggers and sneers of certain croakers below, who looked with an unfavourable eye on our proceedings. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z For a single second something had disturbed the imperturbability of the Marquis's countenance—it seemed, indeed, as though some strange finger had humanised it, had softened the eyes and drawn apart the lips. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z "It's not worth being angry about," said Balfour, who was really glad to see the other's imperturbability give way. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z The young man of whom mention has already been made, took his month with an outward seeming of imperturbability, but with an increasing inner tension. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Then he took his leave of her, bowing over her reluctantly offered hand, and smiling into her face as though honestly anxious to penetrate behind its absolute imperturbability. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z This was more than Mr. Gryce could grant, and he said so, though with less imperturbability of manner than usual. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z Trott's imperturbability and Test match technique is already recognised: he almost belongs to another age of cigarette card profiles. Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad turn Test around with record effort 2010-08-28T19:19:00Z "No, I have no copyright on it," replied the spirit, gazing at Hopkins with as sad an expression as could possibly be assumed, considering the imperturbability of Aunt Sallie's countenance. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile He heard me to the end with all the imperturbability of a man of business; yet his countenance betrayed the interest he took in my recital. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 "It shines," observed the duke with grim imperturbability, "from Spain." A Poached Peerage They share with the beasts a passion of living that is wholly unknown on the plains; but yet they have a certain quality of imperturbability known nowhere else. The Voice of the Pack He looked most attentively at the countess; and, despite the imperturbability of this marble-fronted woman, he observed a slight working of the eyebrows, which betrayed a repressed embarrassment. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Colonel Wallifarro studied the darkened scowl of his companion for a moment before he replied, and when he spoke his own manner retained its imperturbability. The Tempering The perfect imperturbability of our host was a thing to admire. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 "Very good, my lord," responded Bisgood, whose imperturbability—and immunity—he would have given a fortune to possess. A Poached Peerage They seem to have acquired from the silence and the snows an impregnation of that eternal calm and imperturbability that is the wilderness itself. The Voice of the Pack In my own family, my father's imperturbability was scarce superior to my mother's coolness, and such was our faith in them that we twelve children also seemed to be fearless. Last Words While he waited for his drink he drummed idly on the table and I leaned on the mantel striving to imitate his imperturbability. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime Such imperturbability springs not so much from contempt of the enemy, as from confidence in their own prowess. The Irish at the Front Sir Gordon remarked, that in this quality of coolness and imperturbability he never saw any one surpass his friend, Sir Robert Darcy. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) "Exactly what I told him," said Maas, with his usual imperturbability. The Red Rat's Daughter The next time our train slowed down we happened to have an engine beside us, and I handed the wine through the window to the driver, who received it with true Belgian imperturbability. Confessions of an Opera Singer But though the speaker’s face wore its usual mask-like imperturbability, the speaker’s mind was revolving very grave thoughts indeed. Harley Greenoak's Charge "Why not?" answered Max, still with the same imperturbability. Long Live the King His face was, as always, a mask of imperturbability. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 The President, as she rapped for order, betrayed no ruffling of the humorous imperturbability that had made her a power in Rosewater. Ancestors A Novel While the official inside at City Point and Washington bordered on panic, everything at Nashville was being pressed forward with activity and vigilance, and at the same time with deliberation, prudence, and the utmost imperturbability. Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? No change had come over the imperturbability of the horseman. Harley Greenoak's Charge The h. p. is entirely self-possessed, and has even more platform imperturbability than the applauded virtuoso. The So-called Human Race “Then they’ve all escaped,” said the thief, easily, thrusting his hands in his pockets to help out his appearance of imperturbability. Officer 666 Plutarch tells us, as an extraordinary trait in the habits of a statesman who was remarkable for his imperturbability and control, that Pericles regularly kissed Aspasia when he went out and came in. The Truth About Woman It is perhaps doubtful whether he could have maintained his customary imperturbability, if he had realized, at the moment, just what that lone picket portended. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Tall and bearded, his stature and smart uniform and shining sword impressing the savages no less than his calm imperturbability of demeanour, the Commandant stood, among three or four Inspectors. Harley Greenoak's Charge With the instinctive imperturbability of his race, he soon recovered from the shock, and a long, friendly, and very satisfactory conference was held. King Philip Makers of History Instead of being seated calmly at his desk, his thoughts masked with his usual inscrutable imperturbability, Blaine was pacing restlessly back and forth with the disquietude, not of agitation, but of concentrated, ebullient energy. The Crevice They recall primitive feelings of fear before the great unknown, they tower above the human form with a colossal imperturbability which withers our importance and confuses our standards of value. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war It was this very imperturbability of the little man which made him terrible. A Breath of Prairie and other stories With the same imperturbability of feature, they encounter death from the hand of an enemy, and receive the greetings of a friend. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The Premier's imperturbability stood him in even greater stead at later proceedings. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 The imperturbability of the man was clearly disturbed. The Traitors His face had an almost African imperturbability, impassive, incomprehensible. The Rainbow He was in a mild kind of way an endless source of amusement to me, because every one knew that under his veil of imperturbability was hidden, not very successfully, a flourishing crop of failings. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate His forced imperturbability exploded in the yell, and after that he moved briskly. The Ranch at the Wolverine Coming close to Gonzague, he whispered something to him which caused for a moment a slight expression of dislike, almost of dread, to disturb the familiar imperturbability of his countenance. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama To insure fluent conversation at table, hosts must be free from worry; they must cultivate imperturbability; they must be able to ignore or smile at any accident which might happen "in the best regulated family." Conversation What to Say and How to Say it They went to a cafe to drink coffee, she sat looking at people in the street, and a great wound was in her breast, a cold imperturbability in her soul. The Rainbow He had not even the imperturbability essential to military leadership. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In spite of his normal imperturbability, Laurence was conscious of a quickening of the pulses. The Sign of the Spider What emotions slumbered beneath the mask of his habitual imperturbability no one save Langford himself knew. The Trail to Yesterday It lost its cool imperturbability, it grew paler, the veins on the fine forehead stood out, a new, flaring light came 349 into the eyes. Northern Lights This cold imperturbability of spirit continued in her now. The Rainbow "She is teachable," he answered with great imperturbability. The Old Helmet, Volume II Indeed, for us it was a variety of experience, sufficiently stirring for the time, to mark the ways of a people so deeply buried in imperturbability and incuriosity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 Many times, watching him, Sheila had wondered why she had never been able to peer through the mask of his imperturbability at the real, unlovely character it concealed. The Trail to Yesterday Having that imperturbability to overcome, he struck his first blow with surprising directness. No Clue A Mystery Story I got an illustration on this trip of the imperturbability of the French soldier in such a way as I never before believed existed. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 But he was rarely angry, or, if he blazed out into sudden passion, returned speedily to his customary imperturbability, and he was always humorous. Grey Town An Australian Story A few days afterwards they gave their masters warning, greatly to the vexation of Zeke, although he received the notice—with true Yankee imperturbability. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 His indignation at his employer's imperturbability was becoming as pronounced as Miss Lacey's. The Opened Shutters With his usual imperturbability, Jack fulfilled these various duties, enduring the contemptuous remarks of Moronval with the same indifference that he opposed to D'Argenton's cold contempt. Jack 1877 She fought and scratched at the mountainsides, but save the chafing of purple lava dust from their sides she made no impression on their imperturbability. Still Jim After the death of his young wife, years before, Hiram Carmody had surrounded himself with a barrier of imperturbability beyond which even his son never ventured. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest The Major looked somewhat moved out of his usual imperturbability. The Angel of the Tenement Rather, it was a calm imperturbability that seemed to speak his faith in his eventual success, regardless of any effort on my part. Each Man Kills Wishing to leave a record with me for future ages, he wrote as follows in my album, with a cheerfulness, an imperturbability, a serene self-confidence, past all my conceptions of a visionary or enthusiast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 She quietly grasped Clare, lifted her from her mother’s knee, and, carrying her to a large closet at one end of the room, shut her inside, and sat down again with judicial imperturbability. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada Because, fixing its ideal in imperturbability, it denied sensibilities of affection, joy, and hope, which are a large part of normal humanity. The Chief End of Man Whatever his small, compact, muscular body might be doing, the mask of his black and white imperturbability remained always unchanged. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life He was determined to break down the other's wall of imperturbability. The Grell Mystery His bold features wore the usual Indian expression of saturnine imperturbability, and he half sat, half reclined upon the log as motionless as a piece of carven bronze, staring at Landless with large, inscrutable eyes. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Exasperated by her fatalistic imperturbability, I felt moved by some furious and violent impulse. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Need we say that Pedro’s imperturbability was by no means the result of apathy? The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America But, as the red silk mask was doffed, another took its place—the mask of imperturbability—that grave, inscrutable look with which he always masked his real emotions. Tarrano the Conqueror Rivers studied Ericson's face, and felt convinced that the very imperturbability of its expression was put on in order that no one might suppose he had learned anything of importance. The Dictator His imperturbability was amazing, his absolute stillness terrifying. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People Nothing kept him in check save the imperturbability of the seated figure. Prairie Folks Yet he, too, had lost his wonderful imperturbability. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo Astonished out of their racial imperturbability, the Hillmen eyed each other at this departure from the ancient custom of ringing the Giant Agong only for those of chieftain blood. Terry A Tale of the Hill People The mask of imperturbability he usually wore was down. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo For once Burton's imperturbability deserted him, he almost staggered and put his hand to his head. Man and Maid Before the continued imperturbability of the old Butler all subterfuge seemed suddenly quite useless. Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs The imperturbability of spirit which was indicated in his conversation and movements was deep-seated in his nature. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 In a few minutes Lan Yek stood before Terry, his Mongolian imperturbability shaken by this night summons from an officer of the law. Terry A Tale of the Hill People His circumspection is constant, and the imperturbability of his character enables him to be ever on his guard, and protects him from the enunciation of an unpopular idea. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy "Man want see Master," he explained laconically, with the imperturbability of the East. Civilization Tales of the Orient Our public spirit and out imperturbability are flattered by it, but our gardens, except among the rich, have become American by ceasing to be gardens. The Amateur Garden Coolness and imperturbability were his beyond a doubt. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Rising, he exposed a face stripped of its mask of Oriental imperturbability. Terry A Tale of the Hill People She was used to victims, and his imperturbability annoyed her. A Maker of History It is within the power of the organized body of the American believers to further demonstrate the imperturbability of their faith, the serenity of their confidence and the unyielding tenacity of their resolve. Messages to America One day at one of these shooting-matches at Pall Mall I witnessed a demonstration of the imperturbability of these mountain men. Sergeant York And His People In Olva's room he stood, a disturbed figure facing the imperturbability of the other man with restless eyes and hands that moved up and down against his coat. The Prelude to Adventure Now, this conduces certainly to peace of mind and imperturbability of judgment, whatever other merits it may have. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Keepers and labourers eyed him askance for awhile, but West's imperturbability took effect before very long. The Swindler and Other Stories What suggestions of imperturbability and being, as against the human trait of seeming. Nature Mysticism I suppose that big Sioux Indian, looking as natural seated in a trench in his imperturbability as if he were seated in front of his tepee, would have put it. My Second Year of the War Howe's native imperturbability was therefore one of the chief factors in his great professional powers, making possible the full exercise of all the others. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Then she recalled with pride Margaret's imperturbability under such a trial. The Butterfly House My imperturbability appeared to convince him that I really did not understand German, because no further reference was made to the fact. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Women, so sublime in their devotion, are seldom capable of the continuous firmness of mind—the imperturbability requisite for a political plan. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Unkindness would have given him more hope than that pitiless imperturbability. The Helpmate It was their speechless silence, their stolid imperturbability, which rested heaviest upon me. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile. Pieces of Eight She knew now how strongly she had fascinated him, despite his seeming, almost cruel imperturbability. Bella Donna A Novel Upon being asked whether Miss Randolph were perhaps at home, he altogether forgot his imperturbability. The Title Market He fed on with that imperturbability that must have come to him straight through his ancestors from the East—Kismet! The Way of the Wild This time Rose did not attempt to bruise herself against the elder woman's imperturbability. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel It seemed to her inconceivable that the boy whom she had known could be actually conducting the opening exercises of a school with such imperturbability and self-possession. By the Light of the Soul A Novel For the first time he felt an envy for the cool imperturbability of the Island Race. The Parts Men Play And for once the man's face lost its imperturbability, as he answered fervently, "Good-by, miss, and a safe return—home!" The Title Market A quality of composed patience, as if he, at least, never doubted the successful outcome of his plans; a rock-like imperturbability against which violence or vituperation shattered itself and fell harmless. The Black Pearl He would smile and smile with wonderful imperturbability and, in the quietest tones and the blandest way, say severe and cutting things. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Her cavalier treatment of him did not affect the gentle imperturbability of the Westerner. The Big-Town Round-Up Yet, notwithstanding his imperturbability of expression, that little nod was wonderfully sympathetic. The Black Box I had not Lotzen's gift of imperturbability but I did my best not to show my surprise. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars Quigley's prominence as a suitor was not due to any partiality on the part of the girl, but rather to Quigley's own aggressive character, and his imperturbability under her eloquent banter. In the Roaring Fifties "Oh, Matt, there is nobody in the world like you," I said as I cast myself on his patience and imperturbability and also the strength of his broad shoulder next mine. The Golden Bird Her calm imperturbability presented a curious contrast to his agitation. Elster's Folly We have described unto thee the constancy, the firmness, the steadfastness, the certitude, the imperturbability and the dignity of the martyrs of this Revelation, that thou mayest be well-informed. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Their courage is a mixture of imperturbability and tenacity. Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters Whatever curiosity Morton may have felt concerning this unexpected announcement, he concealed it admirably, merely replying with his usual imperturbability: "Very good, miss." The Moon out of Reach His father greeted him pleasantly, but not effusively; in fact, any marked exhibition of approval or disapproval was foreign to the Sawyer character, while the Quincys were equally notable for their reticence and imperturbability. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life The butler was the only man in the room who could hear that pronouncement with an unmoved face, and he owed his imperturbability merely to professional pride. The Summons The good fruits of such a discipline were obvious in the physical repose and lack of tension, and the wonderful smoothness and calmness of facial expression, and imperturbability of manner of these Orientals. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals The compassionate shrug of the shoulders with which he concluded, appeared to rouse his companion from her imperturbability. The Northern Light Their imperturbability of temper, even under the most trying conditions, could not be surpassed. The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 There was something which made him shiver about the imperturbability, not only of Sabatini himself, but of the woman who sat by his side. The Lighted Way With the impudent imperturbability of his breed, the man nodded and grunted without looking round. The Day of Days An Extravaganza With a hysterical anger held feverishly in check, she thought that male imperturbability, male selfishness, were incredible. Married Life The True Romance He plunged forward, an insurgent hope shaking his imperturbability. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today Marrineal, for once allowing discomposure to ruffle his imperturbability, rose to check the exodus. Success A Novel No cannonade, naught that mad man can do, molests the stoical imperturbability of Nature, when Nature chooses to be still. Israel Potter "Oh, yes, me savvy," he said, with the imperturbability of his race. The Honorable Percival Her face lost its stoical mask of imperturbability, and much of her former arch beauty returned. The Silent Places Only in an old English market town on a hot day—such a town as Petworth, for example, in Sussex—do you get such desertion and quiet and imperturbability. A Wanderer in Holland The seaman's iron features lost their usual imperturbability, and his lips quivered as he stammered out the two words— "Amigo siempre." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 Once more I was Page 251 impressed by the imperturbability and natural courtesy of the people. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Nobody could have guessed from his stolid imperturbability how much he was depressed at this unexpected failure. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West And his imperturbability betokened bigness and not stolidity. The Reconstructed School She was proud of him at the bottom of her heart; but before other eyes bore herself with outward imperturbability. Children of the Mist In spite of his air of granite imperturbability, she saw that his fair skin was subject to little flushes of embarrassment or shyness, like a girl's. The Street Called Straight JACKSON's sense of humour not so keen, but his imperturbability even more impregnable. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 26, 1892 Finally discovering and adjusting his glasses, Dr. Armstrong eyed Miss Durant with a quality of imperturbability at once irritating and embarrassing. Wanted—A Match Maker About him hung the stolid imperturbability of the Southern mountaineer. A Man Four-Square The man's imperturbability was exasperating, and Regina, who was not patient, felt that if she stayed any longer she should try to take him by the collar, shake him, and force her way in. Whosoever Shall Offend He stood waiting patiently for roll-call, with that cheerful imperturbability and determination to make the best of everything that made him the good soldier that he was. The Downfall "The engine has stopped!" exclaimed Westerling, any trace of emotion in his observant imperturbability that of satisfaction that the machine was the enemy's. The Last Shot King Otho, with a smile, nodded in perfect imperturbability. Romance Island And she liked to think of his superiority over her in experience, knowledge, imperturbability, breadth of view, and all those kindred qualities which women give to the men they admire. Leonora She was exasperated: Antonino had imbibed his master's imperturbability and seemed to meet her advances with rebuking chilliness. The Son of Clemenceau Bob owned a boyish desire to follow the wake of the cyclone, but in the presence of this imperturbability, he repressed his inclination. The Rules of the Game Simeon, with what was surely an exaggeration of imperturbability, charged his pipe, and began to smoke. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories "Good-afternoon, Countess," he said, raising his hat, and trying to express surprise, pleasure, and imperturbability all at once. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Look on their solemn faces, sphinx-like in their repose and imperturbability. By the Golden Gate Moreover, he loved ease above all, so, by reason of his imperturbability and honeyed words, he invariably disarmed opposition and had his own way. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion Mr. Hochenheimer pushed away his plate in high embarrassment; nor would his eyes meet Miss Shongut's, except to flash away under cover of exaggerated imperturbability. Every Soul Hath Its Song That gentleman arrived with two private agents, armed with full powers and wrapped in the magnificent imperturbability of the law. Castles in the Air He had been accustomed to depend on his imperturbability, and now he could scarcely recall the feeling of the mental condition. Paul Faber, Surgeon It was rather priest-like worship, a calm imperturbability that nothing seemed to distract or upset, at least in the presence of the goddess who was its object. Friday, the Thirteenth But we know now that it is true, and we feel a sort of pride in the truly British imperturbability of our official machinery. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand They made a picture of imperturbability of the kind that is a cure for nerves under fire. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Hazards beset her social groove; Dilemmas rise—she wriggles free; Landslip or earthquake cannot move Her imperturbability. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919 Mr. Simeon Brown's usual demeanor was that of the most leathery imperturbability. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 He was a child of the jungle, and perhaps he had shared of that great imperturbability and impassiveness that is the eternal trait of the wildernesses. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 I have before remarked upon Mr. Chamberlain's self-command and imperturbability. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" Self-reliance, boldness, and imperturbability in the hour of misfortune are produced by knowledge. Germany and the Next War "She is, as usual, in a most provoking imperturbability, and contradicts me so smilingly that it would enrage you to see her." Maid Marian And then, of course, there was the gorgeous contrast between all this frantic and uncomprehending excitement and the absolute matter-of-fact imperturbability of horse and rider. Arizona Nights She had seen the last part of the drama in front of the village; and she was too frightened even to notice the curious imperturbability of her little son. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 The annals of martyrdom are of course the signal field of triumph for religious imperturbability. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature With all the advantage of his great imperturbability of face, he is said to have been an indifferent player. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) "Thank you, I'm well, and have had a passably agreeable summer, barring the heat, sundry persistent mosquitoes, several grievous disappointments, and a felon on my thumb," he began, with shameless imperturbability. Miss Billy — Married "It is your game," he said, with grave imperturbability. The Market-Place Irene's look changed to a stare of astonishment and mystification, but Penelope preserved her imperturbability. The Rise of Silas Lapham The imperturbability and easy replies of the woman harassed and tormented me in the extreme. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 It was true that Mr. Becker's imperturbability incased him like a kindly coating of tallow. Star-Dust Accordingly he armoured himself with a magnificent imperturbability which at times almost deceived its wearer. The Fortune Hunter "But yours is a special case of nerves," Celia pursued, with gentle imperturbability. The Market-Place New York, with icy imperturbability, rehearsed from memory the recent revelations of matrimonial and clerical delinquencies which had given the City of Notions an unpleasant notoriety. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 In silent grim imperturbability the Highland line stalks steadily on with the long springy step to be learned only on the heather. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Also it could brighten out of its imperturbability at the steaming sight of a dish of sauerbraten. Star-Dust He gazed on us from behind the mask of his Indian imperturbability. The Forest We all looked at Mr. Blair, who gazed with imperturbability at Waters. In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories It was amusing to watch the imperturbability of our conductor as the somewhat antiquated vehicle swayed this side and that, at every moment, as it seemed, in jeopardy of overthrow. The Roof of France But for victory she rested mainly on her imperturbability. There & Back It was with a distinct sinkage, well laid over with office imperturbability, that she showed Mrs. Blair the note, saw her stab into her greenish-black bird's nest of a hat and depart alone. Star-Dust It was now, and only for a moment, that Colonel Gilbert lost his steady imperturbability. The Isle of Unrest What suggestions of imperturbability and being, as against the human trait of mere seeming. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Silence followed his speech; his imperturbability and his well-timed address had saved his life. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal This sententious imperturbability was only on the surface; whether it was a natural characteristic or an acquired manner is not easy to decide. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Jim's imperturbability, and his eagerness for a fight where some men would be discouraged, were qualities that Harvey was slow in acquiring. The Short Line War His friends notwithstanding gave him credit for great imperturbability; but in such willfully undemonstrative men the evil burrows the more insidiously that it is masked by a constrained exterior. Mary Marston Mr. Wilson's imperturbability on election night was like that of sturdy Grover Cleveland, though temperamentally the men were unlike. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Still with that show of utter imperturbability the two complied, continuing to gaze stolidly as their associate, closing the door behind them, called their attention to the cannon-ball and broken table. L.P.M. : the end of the Great War She admired his incomparable shrewdness; his freedom from ordinary prejudices; his selfishness which was always good- natured, and the imperturbability that was not callous. Coningsby His imperturbability was at once a boast and a slight. Life at High Tide Nothing can be done worth doing in the world without a wholesome obstinacy and imperturbability, which keep a man true to his convictions and his task, whatever winds blow in his teeth. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII Gentlemen," concluded the President, drawing his moral with his provoking imperturbability, "those men looked at each other, as they dripped, and said with the one voice: 'Ain't this a lesson? The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form In spite of Murat's eager pleading, eleven perished on the scaffold with Georges Cadoudal, equal to him in the imperturbability of their political and religious faith. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France It was this curious detachment of Dickie's, this imperturbability, that most infuriated Hudson. Hidden Creek The imperturbability of the inspector was not proof against such an amazing statement. The Profiteers He was the very personification of punctiliousness and always displayed sublime imperturbability in exigencies of great moment. Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul She was on her own territory at this work, playing her own game; and she was more alarmed by De Chauxville's imperturbability than by any thing he had said. The Sowers Hyde's friends, as well as his master, had need to practise an almost stoical imperturbability of temper. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Then, with savage imperturbability, without being touched either with the beauty or youth of Fleur-de-Marie, he offered her his arm. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 I remember an example of his imperturbability in this respect. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography She looked straight at Agatha, who returned her stare with audacious imperturbability. The Grey Lady His power seemed almost Napoleonic; his imperturbability was absolute. At the Sign of the Eagle Since his wrestle with Cashel he had never quite recovered his former imperturbability. Cashel Byron's Profession Every night for a week had this man occupied the same seat, and with careless imperturbability had mulcted the bank of several thousands. Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery His imperturbability was a valuable asset; he never lost heart or dreamed of retiring from the arena, nor did he ever cease to impress his party as being their most useful and acceptable representative. The Imperialist This young man, with his unusual imperturbability and hateful common sense, was getting on her nerves. The Tempting of Tavernake Mr. Tietkens, during this time, was smoking, and the sight of smoke issuing from his mouth seemed to disturb even the old man's assumed imperturbability, and he kept much closer to me in consequence. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The latter calamity he bore with perfect imperturbability—they let their house and moved into Gloucestershire. The Altar Fire The Stoic imperturbability is an attempt to take a further step; not to fly from life, but to mingle with it, and yet to grow to be not dependent on it. Where No Fear Was There his characteristics were quiet courtesy, imperturbability, a suave but impressive manner, vast information on current events, and no flavor whatever of the shop. Love Me Little, Love Me Long With his back against a tree, where he had propped himself after the first shock of the bullet in his lung, he took a last look at life with a passionless imperturbability. Back to God's Country and Other Stories It took all his professional training in imperturbability to enable him to make a decent exit. Simon the Jester I think I shook the imperturbability of my swarthy friend by the magnitude of my purchases; for in order to prevent him guessing what form of goods I sought, I nearly cleared out his shop. The Jewel of Seven Stars She hummed a waltz-song this time, and her eyes were dancing as if she were meditating some further assault on the Doctor's imperturbability. The Road to Providence The cool imperturbability of the earlier part of the day had fled with their arrows. The Valiant Runaways The latter, in spite of his imperturbability, grew pale. Five Weeks in a Balloon Evidently his Eastern imperturbability was not to be disturbed by such trifles. Red Eve The transatlantic citizen received this battery of eyes with complete imperturbability. Hard Cash Even when beaten there was enjoyment to be had out of the imperturbability with which he could take that beating, out of a sense of superiority to men not quite so sportsmanlike as himself. The Country House When Corwin had ceased speaking, Blandford turned towards him with an equally changed face and cold imperturbability that astonished him, and held out his hand. The Argonauts of North Liberty His agitation was clear to behold, his usual imperturbability all departed. The Snare However, Theodora kept him from the subject by the force of her imperturbability, and he could only declaim against her to his wife. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife The man who had won ten thousand dollars and the man who had lost everything rose from the table with equal silence and imperturbability. Under the Redwoods The Marquis de Boissy has assurance, coolness, self-possession, a voice that is peculiar to himself, facility of speech, wit occasionally, the quality of imperturbability, all the accessories of a great orator. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo He was growing vehement, but again Philip's imperturbability repressed his violence, and he asked, 'Well, what evidence have you? The Heir of Redclyffe "I beg your pardon," he said, contrite, and something shaken out of his imperturbability. The Snare At his elbow stood Captain Berry, the depot master, hands in pockets, cigar in mouth, the personification of calmness and imperturbability. The Depot Master Don Jose's imperturbability evidently shook the landlord's faith in the soundness of his own position. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales His lordship was slightly moved out of an imperturbability that he had studiously cultivated. Captain Blood Laughter followed on the friendly epigram; but Arthur, who made one of the group, maintained a frigid imperturbability in his quality of an English gentleman who takes gravity for the very basis of his being. A Woman of Thirty The imperturbability of the mountains hung upon him like a suit of armour. Whirligigs Disregarding the yellow flames flashing from the eyeholes of the count's mask, Beauvouloir uttered these words with the serious imperturbability of a man who intends to earn his money. The Hated Son It may be due to the fact that education develops quiet imperturbability, and that this is conducive to correcter vision and more adequate objectivity in both events and obligations. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students The absolute imperturbability of the man who had once been his friend was disconcerting. The Malefactor Mirabeau, adds Dumont, was eminent on such occasions: he answered vaguely, with a Patrician imperturbability, and bound himself to nothing. The French Revolution A shadow of inquiry appeared above the eyebrows of the Sublimest, although his refined imperturbability did not permit him to display any acute emotion. Kai Lung's Golden Hours Jim understood, at last, as he turned from face to face to find everywhere that same imperturbability. The Spirit of the Border I looked full in her eyes; she met mine with a blinking imperturbability. Rupert of Hentzau If imperturbability could ever be good humor, then he was always good-humored. Light of the Western Stars |
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